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[AlohaDawg]

Of course, you could always just do what I do -- get knocked up and you don't have to worry about it again for three quarters of a year -- longer if you breastfeed.  But then, that might not be what you're looking for...

Lies. Our 2nd two are 17 months apart, with breastfeeding.

[linnea]

Lies. Our 2nd two are 17 months apart, with breastfeeding.

Damn. That sucks. Thanks for the Mythbusters action, AD.

[jay-ell]

Lies. Our 2nd two are 17 months apart, with breastfeeding.

I never said it was a perfect plan. 

My OB told me breastfeeding isn't 100% reliable as a birth control method and is basically worthless as soon as the kid starts any kind of solid food.  But then, the only birth control method I know of that's 100% reliable is abstinence.  Clearly, that ain't gonna fly with anyone around here. 

[theinevitable]

I feel like here I am supposed to say "hey, it's working pretty well for me!"

[RMJ12345]

Why was not having a period a problem? I have nothing good to say about having periods. Right now I'm taking pills without a break in order to try not have a period on purpose (because I get migraines at my period aside from other horrible discomfort and misery). Sounds like you had a good deal and now you messed it up... But if you think the ring is a good idea, I guess I would wait to have one more freakout, personally, to be sure it's a side effect that's going to persist.

Might be PCOS. I don't want that.

Thanks for the very helpful comments, linnea.

[linnea]

Might be PCOS. I don't want that.

Thanks for the very helpful comments, linnea.

Def mention the PCOS to your doctor. He or she should be able to look at you and say, "You don't seem to exhibit the other symptoms (facial hair, etc.), but I'll run some tests." Maybe it will pique some other stuff in their doctorbrains and they'll think of some other tests.

[jay-ell]

Just please don't let them tell you there's nothing wrong with you if you feel there is something amiss.  I was told that I was "too young" to have fertility problems and advised to have more sex.  (Obviously my doctor didn't know me very well.)  Change doctors if you need to.  I went to three different ones before I found someone willing to sit and listen to me rather than just order another expensive test. 

I went through the wringer for three years when a single course of a safe drug that's been on the market for thirty years was all I needed to kick-start my ovaries.  When I finally found the right doctor, he figured out the problem in a single office visit.  So don't let them push you around.  There are many great OB/GYNs in the world, but in the event that you don't happen to be seeing one of them, don't be afraid to switch. 

[CortJstr]

I never said it was a perfect plan. 

My OB told me breastfeeding isn't 100% reliable as a birth control method and is basically worthless as soon as the kid starts any kind of solid food.  But then, the only birth control method I know of that's 100% reliable is abstinence.  Clearly, that ain't gonna fly with anyone around here. 

Not true. Stephen Colbert's Formula 401 is effective at a distance of up to 5 meters from a fully clothed woman.

Now Nabu's Formula, that's a whole other story.

[linnea]

Just please don't let them tell you there's nothing wrong with you if you feel there is something amiss.  I was told that I was "too young" to have fertility problems and advised to have more sex.  (Obviously my doctor didn't know me very well.)  Change doctors if you need to.  I went to three different ones before I found someone willing to sit and listen to me rather than just order another expensive test. 

I went through the wringer for three years when a single course of a safe drug that's been on the market for thirty years was all I needed to kick-start my ovaries.  When I finally found the right doctor, he figured out the problem in a single office visit.  So don't let them push you around.  There are many great OB/GYNs in the world, but in the event that you don't happen to be seeing one of them, don't be afraid to switch. 

ARGH!! That is so frustrating to read. I'm glad you finally found one who would listen to you. Jeez.

[Nabubrush]

Just please don't let them tell you there's nothing wrong with you if you feel there is something amiss.  I was told that I was "too young" to have fertility problems and advised to have more sex.  (Obviously my doctor didn't know me very well.)  Change doctors if you need to.  I went to three different ones before I found someone willing to sit and listen to me rather than just order another expensive test. 

I went through the wringer for three years when a single course of a safe drug that's been on the market for thirty years was all I needed to kick-start my ovaries.  When I finally found the right doctor, he figured out the problem in a single office visit.  So don't let them push you around.  There are many great OB/GYNs in the world, but in the event that you don't happen to be seeing one of them, don't be afraid to switch. 

Word. This is true about basically everything. If you think there is something that doesn't seem right, keep trying until you get a doctor that will listen. I have several instances in my own immediate family of doctors saying "that's normal" until one said "yeah, that there is fucked up, but we can fix it".

[RMJ12345]

Def mention the PCOS to your doctor. He or she should be able to look at you and say, "You don't seem to exhibit the other symptoms (facial hair, etc.), but I'll run some tests." Maybe it will pique some other stuff in their doctorbrains and they'll think of some other tests.

Oh, I suggested it. He said it's unlikely since I'm fairly slim, but a possibility.

[V-Adore]

Personally, I've always been paranoid about PCOS because I have a lot of the peripheral symptoms (chunky, with more hair on my face than I'd like), but I've never had any trouble with my period and have never been more than about two weeks late (and that was a one-shot thing when I was dealing with a lot of stress). That said, I'm a hypochondriac, and there's always the appeal of knowing you have something medically wrong with you and aren't just ugly.

Anyway, I've been wondering about birth control options myself. The issue is that I'm in a sufficiently long-distance relationship that it seems stupid to take something all the time when it'll only be necessary once every few months at most, so I've been procrastinating, but at some point it'd be nice. (Especially since the Gentleman Caller is a condom whiner.)

[Arachno-capitalist]

(Especially since the Gentleman Caller is a condom whiner.)

All men are condom whiners. No man is joyously constricting his manhood in a rubber sheet that covers the exact part used in sexy times. "Oh yea, I love wearing condoms, I hate actually feeling sex, that is so overrated"

[V-Adore]

Still hell of a lot better than not gettin' any, A-CAP. No glove = no love.

[linnea]

All men are condom whiners. No man is joyously constricting his manhood in a rubber sheet that covers the exact part used in sexy times. "Oh yea, I love wearing condoms, I hate actually feeling sex, that is so overrated"

Maybe it's because I was a child of the '90s (and my EMT training), but I am all for body substance isolation. The more protection, the better. Condoms are great.